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New York Red Bulls withdraw teams from youth tournament due to alleged racial abuse

Apr 6, 2024

The New York Red Bulls have withdrawn their U15 and U17 teams from the Generation Adidas Cup tournament following two alleged incidents of racial abuse against their players.

The Red Bulls allege that U17 defender Eric Tai received racial abuse from a player with Croatian squad Hajduk Split. The player in question was sent off by the referee, who recognized the racist language allegedly being directed at Tai, as reported by The Athletic.

This follows an incident that occurred on Monday in which U17 goalkeeper Joshua Grant alleged that he was racially abused by a player from CF Monterrey. However, no official heard the language being used in this instance and didn't address the episode.

Source: Yahoo Sports

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